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Recent Anderson University graduates Watson George and Courtney Rice were honored as the recipients of the 2015 Billie Roy and Pearl Toon Smith Endowed Christian Education Scholarship Award. The scholarship was presented to them on May 8 by the Department of Religious Studies during a luncheon in the Olt Student Center.

Anderson University recently honored Dr. Michael Frank and Audrey Weiger with John A. Morrison Awards for their commitment and service to AU. In addition, the university presented the MOSAIC Award to Dr. Lynn Schmidt, and the Golden Compass Award to Dr. Lee Griffith. The awards were presented May 7 during the university’s annual faculty/staff recognition luncheon.

The webcast will feature the entire commencement program, including an address to graduates from Dr. James L. Edwards, former president of Anderson University. Edwards will also receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

Anderson University senior Ethan Hillman was awarded the 2015 Stevenson Outstanding Student Award on April 24 during a luncheon on campus. The $5,000 award is presented annually by the Department of Biology and made possible through a gift by Dr. Jerry and Patricia Stevenson.

More than 50 Anderson University undergraduate students will present research during the 6th annual AU Scholars' Day on April 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Reardon Auditorium Lobby. The event will feature poster presentations from a wide range of academic disciplines at AU.

The Nicholson Library at Anderson University will welcome Dr. George Rable to campus on April 24. Dr. Rable will be speaking on “The Religious Lives of Abraham Lincoln.” Rable is the Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History at the University of Alabama and a former AU history professor.